I read an article about this book and that same day I stood in front of my book collection for a while thinking about my kids or my partner cleaning after me. Boy, it was an eye-opener experience! I donated a lot, now I only have the books I really love to re-read. I understood nobody in my family was going to appreciate my books, so it was really therapeutic to ease their future cleaning. Now, the craft room is another thing...😭😭😭
I totally get that! Several years ago we had to deal with all the things my stepfather collected over his lifetime when he passed away. It was an overwhelming amount of things. I never want to leave that kind of burden for my family. Plus I want to enjoy life now and that means I need less things. The craft room was harder than I thought it was going to be!!! 🧶🧶🧶
Another fantastic video, Elise! I know it was uploaded a year ago, but it was timely for me to watch it now, seeing as how I'm finally getting ready to embark on the journey of tidying my own craft room, oh lordy. The guest bedroom doubles as the craft room, and it's a good thing I don't have any overnight guests, because they'd probably prefer to sleep on the living room couch than be surrounded by all that clutter lol. It's a project that I keep putting off because other life stuff just seems to keep getting in the way. But I know it needs to be done, and I know just how good it will feel to have it done. I've already gone ahead and tidied other areas of the house that were easier to tackle, leaving that room for last, and that already feels awesome to have those areas clutter-free. But the craft room, OMG....that's gonna take me days, if not weeks! to organize. Your video was just the inspiration I needed to finally get started, so a belated thanks for uploading it!
What a GREAT video!!! There is nothing more satisfying than de-cluttering and cleaning to enjoy your spaces to the fullest. I really need to go through everything again once I take down all my Christmas decorations. I am going to get that book! We have moved so much and I feel like I purge before and after each move. Often when I do my deep cleaning I put myself into “moving and staging mode” to try get things looking fresh and kind of walk through my house like someone walking through for the first time. This time when we moved I honestly had the mindset of, “If I died tomorrow, what would my family have to deal with?” I don’t want them to have to dig through piles of randomness. So glad to see you back!! ❤️
You are the master at cleaning and decluttering, Nicole!! I am seriously going through my entire house. I've been accumulating things for 25 years and have always found it difficult to part with anything. But I no longer want to live with all this clutter!!! ❤
Hi Elise! How wonderful to see you again! My entire house needs cleaning out! It's bad enough I have my own junk, but I still have stuff from my parents' home and my sister's stuff from when she passed away. It's got to go - before I do! 😄
Thank you for the inspiration to continue my declutter process I’m doing at my house along with my parents home. My dad passed away last year and my mom passed away 3 years ago. The task going through your parents belongings is emotionally hard and I find the process easier just talking out loud to my mom and dad. I too have heard about the Swedish death cleaning. I always enjoy watching your videos. Thank you, Laurie (channel “Cloudy Nook Crochet)
We did that several years ago with my stepdad. It was such a big job and very difficult too. I don't want to leave that for my own kids. Plus I'm tired of all the clutter! So glad you like the videos! ❤️
You're so welcome! I'm still working on my decluttering and it feels so good. I just wish I could snap my fingers and all the clutter was gone! Oh my aching back!! Lol! 😂😂😂
Hi Elise! I love your video and that you shared the struggle of decluttering. The struggle is REAL! I am not a pet-lover, but Pickle's appearances cracked me up!
That was great!!! It is hard for us crafters to get rid of things that we may use one day....but it can get so out of hand!! Pickles is such a good helper.
As usual, you’re an inspiration! I do this kind of thing at least once a year with most of the house. We are consumers and we accumulate so much stuff! The point about the concept of “scarcity” in purchasing is spot on, girl! Thanks for the resources, I will be checking them out. Yay for you! I think I’m going to tackle some more of my craft room soon.
Thank you, Katie!! I have not done something like this ever. I've gotten rid of a few things here and there, but mostly I've just stored things in my attic or garage. I'm just ready to get rid of so much. It's overwhelming but at the same time I'm so happy to do it. ❤️❤️❤️
Pickle is so adorable. Everyone needs a little helper like that. 🙂 You're right about momentum. I usually go through things several times before i can finally part with them. It's a process. The craft room turned out amazing. I'm a minimilist but it wasn't always so. It's taken a few years to break the cycle of buying unnecessary stuff. I've had a Jo-Ann's gift card with $60 on it for 8 months because i'm trying to use up the yarn i have. I also have a capsule wardrobe and i can't tell you how much it has changed my life.
This is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. I've been a pack rat my entire life and I'm ready to let it go. It's a bit of a daunting process but I'm trying to just tackle it a little bit at a time. Thanks for sharing!!! 🧶
Thank you so much, Dayna!! I have been collecting things for decades and this major decluttering is long overdue!! I'm so glad I've been watching the Minimal Mom, I feel so inspired to keep going! ❤️
@@EliseRoseCrochet another great one to watch is Natalie Bennett's Messy to Minimal series she did. It's a little more of a vlog style but she's pretty inspiring and keeps it real, too!
I’m real new to your channel… actually found you through your bunny ear crochet tutorial…. Loved it… would love the tutorial on your flowers that were on that headband!! Loved this… it has inspired me to start in a corner of my laundry room! Thank you… I’m enjoying your channel!!
Happy New Year, Elise! I hope your family holiday time was enjoyable. I LOVE this timely video! I have been decluttering for months now, little bit by little bit. I turn 80 in September, and am aware of my mortality. So, I want my living space to be easy for my daughter and her family to handle when I do pass. Thank goodness, I’m in reasonably good health, so I don’t plan to “leave” in the near future! I LOVE how you look in the video! You’re a beautiful soul, a beautiful woman, with or without makeup. Your glasses enhance your obvious intelligence! I also love how you admit your “packrat” nature! I think many of us share that with one another. Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! What a sweetie! And SO HELPFUL! (Tongue in cheek here!) He’s so lucky to be in your family. My cleaning/organizing lady/friend and I washed down walls and doors in my entrance/hall, yesterday. Just one space DONE! And I’m continuing the process of decluttering (between making things like your pigs and items for my daughter’s upcoming birthday). Thank you so much for showing your way of doing this not-easy-yet-so-necessary decluttering. I’m so glad that you have one space in your house done. It will give you impetus for doing the same in other areas of your home. Blessings, Sweet Lady!
Wow!!! Almost 80!!! You and my neighbor must be related! She's 81 and can run circles around me! Pickle is the best helper....NOT! 😂😂😂 But he sure is cute!! ❤️ It really does feel good to have at least one room done, I've almost got my bedroom and guest room finished! Woohoo!! Cannot wait to tackle the attic and basement. We have collected way too many things over the years and I'm just read to let it all go! 🧶🧶🧶
Thank you for the inspiration! I’m moving in a few months, so this is definitely a big priority for me. It’s hard to be honest with yourself about the things you really don’t need and part with them!
I'm so glad it was inspiring! I feel like I've had blinders pulled off my eyes. I've been hoarding and keeping things for so long that now I don't even know why. I literally found a huge box in my attic full of Christmas bags and tissue paper. It was stuffed full! It's probably been there at least five years or more. It feels so good to just let these things go. Good luck on your move!! 🌻
I am the daughter of an Air Force member and also the wife of an Air Force member, and I've moved a lot. One thing I learned about moving is this: As soon as you find out you're moving, declutter. Then declutter again as the time of the move gets closer. Anything you don't have to take with you is that much less weight you have to pay for or deal with. My parents moved from Georgia to Kansas in the late 1960s with an infant and a station wagon full of three older kids and enough stuff to open their own secondhand shop. Also, when the move gets close, set up a box for the first night in your new place, containing sheets and towels, some dishes, toilet paper, paper towels, light bulbs (at least one), and so forth. We moved with a cat, so our collection also contained a litter pan, kitty litter, and cat food.
Well, it appears you and I are very alike. I made a 2k mile move a year ago, in doing so, i really had to really downsize. Now, a frightening thing us happening. I am crocheting a lot more than i ever did, so therefore the yarn purchases are taking over my living and breathing space. I will have to get back on board and start doing some Swedish Death Cleaning. Thank you for putting this on sm to get me and others energized
I'm so glad it helped!! That book really did change the way I see my home and possessions. I no longer just want to hoard all the things like I used to! Good luck! ❤️❤️❤️
Just learned my daughter and my son (in law but feels like just my son) need to move back home in 2.5 months. I love both and I’m happy they will be here. But - oh my gosh- do I need Swedish death cleaning! Thanks for this great timely message!
How exciting!!! And I would be having a total panic attack since my house is far from uncluttered! Working slowly and surely every day on it! Salvation Army and I are getting to be good friends!! Good luck with the new residents and the decluttering!! We can cheer each other on from afar!! 🙌
I too love all my "Molly Makes" magazines and I can't get rid of them either!! Your craft room looks great (and the laundry room as well). Thank you again for sharing 😁
I did the death cleaning several years ago and now everything I’ve thrown away or donated is considered “vintage “ and I could have made a fortune 😂😂. And guess what, it’s time to do it again. Thanks for the wonderful video and pray for me as I start on my next “death” journey.
Oh no!!! That must have been hard!! But I imagine you blessed a lot of people with those donations. Sending you all my well wishes and prayers as you begin again! Pray for me too as I work through the rest of my cluttered house!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I feel your pain, satsypox. Many years ago when I was a child, pacman was all the rage, and my best friend and I were collecting pacman stickers that came in packs of gum. She got a Ms. Pacman sticker, and it was the first one we'd seen....all the rest were just the regular pacman dude. I was sooooo envious of her sticker and I wanted it sooo badly! I tried to make all kinds of trades, but she wasn't having any of it. Finally I offered to trade her my entire collection of Star Wars action figures and accessories (the original ones), and she gave in. When I think of how poor I am now and how much that collection would be worth today, I get physically sick to my stomach. (She no longer has them either, unfortunately for her; she lost them in a move many years later.) As for the sticker, I don't know if it would be considered "collectible" or not, but after receiving it I promptly stuck it in my sticker book, so it's worth zilch. So my heart goes out to you indeed, and my thoughts are with you on this next "death-cleaning" journey!
I am SOOO needing this video! This is so inspiring! I'm planning a craft room makeover this weekend. We will see how far I get! Thanks for all your videos!
Exciting!!! It feels so good having a craft room filled with only the things I use and love. I'm feeling so much more inspired now! Good luck on your project!!! 😊
I love your videos! I am also a Molly Makes fan! I am trying to downsize so I have found a good home for my magazines,. Sometimes there is an emotional attachment to stuff! I am a crochet person. I make these 24 by 24 double stranded crochet mats for our Humane Society to put in the animal cages for the animals to lay on. That’s where I got my cat from. We rescued two dogs also.
Awwwww!!! I just love that!! All three of ours are rescues as well. Jersey our dog and Pickle our kitten are both from the Human Society. Our cat Olive was found on the street when she was just a tiny kitten. She was in distress and weighed less than a pound. Love all my fur babies so much. 💛
This video is so timely! My husband and I are in the middle of this process. We discovered Swedish Death Cleaning after my mother died and we had to make sense of everything left behind! My craft room will be the last room I tackle.🤦🏻♀️
I'm so glad! We had to do this after my stepfather passed away and he left soooo much behind. It was something I never want my family to have to deal with. And getting all the crafting things done feels so good! ❤
I really enjoyed watching you do this the whole time thinking about my craft room that is a giant mess. I’ll try to take some of this advice. I think I just have too much stuff. Thanks and I really enjoyed Pickle. 🥰
I've been really good at not buying lately. Because I'm full. I had to quit making junk journals and collage because you want to talk about a mess! People give me yarn and if it's the wrong color I've been overdyeing it. That's been fun and feels creative! I used to needle felt and I have BIG bags of roving... I think on going to look for a small table top spinning wheel. I can't bear to part with it. And will probably still needle felt from time to time. I hope you kept the magazines, if they bring you joy and inspiration and you have room you should keep them. ;) good job cleaning!
It’s super-cute that Pickle wanted to help you choose what patterns to keep! And the wreath behind you looks like a crown! You’re the Queen of De-Cluttering! (I would’ve said Queen of Clean, but that name is taken. LOL!)
Clutterbug is my fave!!!! I've been trying to do this method as well, I love the concept behind it. I did find my craft room to be the hardest spot of all, so this video was perfect Elise!! Happy New Year friend!!😘😘
Hi Elise! Thank you for sharing. I was looking around my craft room to say what do I need to do, I have an area for sewing, knitting and crocheting. I need to organize my fabric stash, yarn stash before I can get started. But that you for giving us incentive to get started. Thank you so much.
That's a great starting point! Identifying what you need your space to do! That's one of the reasons I added a little "office" area because I need to be able to work on the YT channel and blog in here as well! I'm glad you found the video helpful! 🧶🧶🧶
Cats like boxes, and they're so much "help." My cat Daisy is 18 years old, and I seeing Pickle makes me wish I still had a young cat who can "help" me declutter. I love my old cat, but she just likes to lay around nowadays.
Lovely video, Pickle was very funny.....I have just done a mass declutter as we moved house a few months ago....had to tackle the 20 years of accumulated items in the loft.....it was very therapeutic......and I sorted out all my yarn and fabric as well.....x
Sounds wonderful, Natalie! I feel a little overwhelmed right now but I know that it will happen little by little. It's not something I can do all in one weekend. I was very surprised that it took me three days to do my craft room! But I'm ready to start letting go, I don't need all this stuff anymore! ❤️
@@EliseRoseCrochet ....it does take time but it will be worth it....I have donated so much stuff to charity or given it away to friends....I just need to tackle all my unfinished items this year....4 quilt tops done, so need to finish them off....3 double border to complete on mosaic crochet blankets....and I am just designing my first ever quilt for my son in his NFL Team colours....Seattle Seahawks....navy, grey and line green....x
Luckily I don’t have a clutter issue, I go through my house and purge every six months or so. I get overwhelmed easily and clutter just can’t be a part of my life. Clutter makes my life feel chaotic.
Thank you for sharing! I've found your video super helpful as I'm researching the Swedish Death Cleaning method AND I'm also a crafter with lots of crochet supplies. 9:58 Great job being published! Random idea: you could frame that one page to display in your craft room. It might help preserve the paper too.
I'm slowly but surely continuing Swedish Death Cleaning throughout the rest of my house. That book really changed my mindset about "stuff" and why it's ok to let go! And great idea about the magazine!! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
It’s a easy read and was at my library. The elderly author was basically tired of dealing with everyone else’s stuff they left behind after dying. It was a burden and she didn’t want her stuff to burden others, so she downsized. Personally I think the moving technique works best for those of us less than middle aged. Either actually pack or pretend to pack the best of what you want to keep and sell or donate the rest. It really does work. I think it also helps to twice a year to have a good look around to see what needs updated or upgraded, do it and let go of the lesser grade stuff. Your daily upgraded life will be much nicer to live your best life.
You can donate them to the library sometimes, then maybe you can reuse them. Also, knitting stores will take them too. Orrrr you can make a craft share library in front of your house, so others can use as they walk by, just like the kid's ones.
I can't relate to this at all. I need to nest. I feel safest surrounded by an organized collection of clutter. After I lost my grandparents, I found cleaning up their clutter to be really therapeutic. Reminiscing over every object regardless of its monetary value. I'm also more likely to make art if I have stuff sitting out waiting on me to use it. But respect for anyone that lives better this way. Live your best life.
Oh, and BTW - people know that I knit and crochet and have 'gifted' me with leftover yarn - UGH! Time to either make pet blankies or donate! Just a thought - if you want to use those Granny squares, you can make a blankie for Pickle as a reward for all of his precious help! 😻
I ended up deciding to keep them for now. They make me happy and now that they are the only magazines in there I think I will enjoy looking at them more. 💕
Hi Dawn!! Haha!! I'm totally obsessed with the whole idea right now. I'm decluttering everything. My word for 2022 is "Simplicity" and I just want life to be more simple and that means I have to get rid of things. I'm a bit of a pack rat but it's making me bonkers now!! 😂
You had some good pronunciation (I hope I spelled it correctly) on the Swedish name, and I can say that as Im a native Swede. :D And yes, I got inspired to go home and do some cleaning and organizing now! :D
Thank you! I was afraid I butchered it! I recently found a new decluttering inspirational YT channel and she's Swedish as well. Her name is Benita Larsson. She has really inspired me as well to get rid of all the excess. ❤️
Thank you for the great tips and the links. I have heard of Clutterbug. I have a friend who decluttered her home. She would send me some videos via Messenger (hint, hint). Maybe it is finally time to take the hint and clear out some of this mess. My craft area is my small bedroom. Sometimes I look around and wonder where all this stuff came from. Ugh! It is 1:27 AM. I better get some sleep so I can check out some of those links you listed in the morning and make a plan for decluttering my bedroom/craft room.
You can do it!! It really does feel good to let go of things that are cluttering our spaces. I have found that I feel so much better with less clutter and I'm much more creative! ❤
Hi Elise Thank you for sharing this book and this video. I definitely struggle to give things up that I say I’ll probably use later down the track or just keeping things new and not used lol 🤦🏻♀️ One day I try get my things into a manageable order…I do donate lots of my things but I always end up with more things than I need at any one time, like you said it’s the marketing of those big sales and I always convince myself I need it now. Anyway with the economic climate we are heading towards I think I’ll have things to use rather than buy anymore as everything is costing too much and most people are only buying what is a necessity unfortunately. I love pickles idea of helping 😂😻 Take care and stay safe. You did well! 🙏🏼💗🧶🦋😻
I see that you are saving the crochet tools that were hurting your hands (or would cause pain if you used them for any length of time). I believe if you rethought about them, you might decide to let them go…😉💞 Thank you for sharing.
Lol!!! You're so right!! I'm having a hard time letting them go since they were such a new purchase! I still struggle with letting things go. Thanks for the reminder! 🧶🧶🧶
Love both Minimal Mom and Clutterbug! Do you know which you are? You seem visual with all your cute dolls out, but you're using Ladybug (hidden/macro) storage. Curious! Thanks for showing your process! 😊
@@EliseRoseCrochet AWESOME! My hubby is a Butterfly(visual/macro) 🦋 and I'm a Bee(visual/micro) 🐝. If you don't mind my input... You may want to invest in clear or wire see-through containers instead of the cloth baskets/bins you are using. Being able to SEE what is in them may make it easier for you to keep things tidy and put things away. That's been a game changer for both of us. Cas also suggests labels if you don't do clear containers. Also, my hubby butterfly LOVEs to roll his clothing rather than fold. This was a Clutterbug tip for macro organizers. That might work for the fabric or other things you have to stand it on end and you can see all of it when you pull out the container. I hope this isn't too much input. I love your space! 🦋
A few months ago I did a huge declutter. I needed to separate my spinning/yarn from my sewing/craft. Each now has its own seperate room 👍 I purchased an 8-cube system in kitset and when I was assembling it I noticed it was faulty 😱 (the screw holes weren’t in the correct place). As I’m a bit of a DIY’er I was able to sort it out… but it did take a few specialty tools, so I wrote to the company and hey presto I ended up getting a full refund!!!!!!!! That was my lucky day.
Check out Dana K. White…she is very relatable and her decluttering method is life-changing! She has three books and her newest one is amazing-it’s called “Organizing for the Rest of Us.” I have used her method, Joshua Becker’s, the minimal mom, and clutterbug…I have purged and simplified so much; the crafts were easier than I thought they would be!
Sorry, I posted too early.... lots of US mags, inc Annie's. You can get months free: when joining, recommendation. Check local conditions though. the sub can be shared by other family members for no extra cost. They have there own profiles and on favourites, so no need to wade through things you're not interestd in. Take a look and let me know what you think.. US cost $9.99 - that's easily covered by not buying 1 or 2 mags a month, don't you think!
Haha!! They do not deceive you!! I was BIG into Creative Memories back in the day! I have albums full of photos and stickers from when my kids were little! Were you a Creative Memories gal? 🌞
Your craft room looks great! I Love The Minimal mom and Joshua becker😊 Glad you are back!
I'm getting so much inspiration from them both! And thank you! I'm glad to be back! ❤️
I read an article about this book and that same day I stood in front of my book collection for a while thinking about my kids or my partner cleaning after me. Boy, it was an eye-opener experience! I donated a lot, now I only have the books I really love to re-read. I understood nobody in my family was going to appreciate my books, so it was really therapeutic to ease their future cleaning. Now, the craft room is another thing...😭😭😭
I totally get that! Several years ago we had to deal with all the things my stepfather collected over his lifetime when he passed away. It was an overwhelming amount of things. I never want to leave that kind of burden for my family. Plus I want to enjoy life now and that means I need less things. The craft room was harder than I thought it was going to be!!! 🧶🧶🧶
This was helpful to actually see the process! Thank you!
You are so welcome! ❤️
Another fantastic video, Elise! I know it was uploaded a year ago, but it was timely for me to watch it now, seeing as how I'm finally getting ready to embark on the journey of tidying my own craft room, oh lordy. The guest bedroom doubles as the craft room, and it's a good thing I don't have any overnight guests, because they'd probably prefer to sleep on the living room couch than be surrounded by all that clutter lol. It's a project that I keep putting off because other life stuff just seems to keep getting in the way. But I know it needs to be done, and I know just how good it will feel to have it done. I've already gone ahead and tidied other areas of the house that were easier to tackle, leaving that room for last, and that already feels awesome to have those areas clutter-free. But the craft room, OMG....that's gonna take me days, if not weeks! to organize. Your video was just the inspiration I needed to finally get started, so a belated thanks for uploading it!
It really does feel so good to uncluttered a room! It's going to feel amazing when your craft room is done!!!! 🧶🧶🧶
As hard as it is to get to it sometimes, I always enjoy sorting and organizing❤️ this was a fun watch! God bless, Elise
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! I'm surprised that my craft room has stayed fairly organized since then! 🧶🧶🧶
@@EliseRoseCrochet it’s fabulous! Looks like the method works well 🙂🤗
What a GREAT video!!! There is nothing more satisfying than de-cluttering and cleaning to enjoy your spaces to the fullest. I really need to go through everything again once I take down all my Christmas decorations. I am going to get that book! We have moved so much and I feel like I purge before and after each move. Often when I do my deep cleaning I put myself into “moving and staging mode” to try get things looking fresh and kind of walk through my house like someone walking through for the first time. This time when we moved I honestly had the mindset of, “If I died tomorrow, what would my family have to deal with?” I don’t want them to have to dig through piles of randomness. So glad to see you back!! ❤️
You are the master at cleaning and decluttering, Nicole!! I am seriously going through my entire house. I've been accumulating things for 25 years and have always found it difficult to part with anything. But I no longer want to live with all this clutter!!! ❤
Hi Elise! How wonderful to see you again! My entire house needs cleaning out! It's bad enough I have my own junk, but I still have stuff from my parents' home and my sister's stuff from when she passed away. It's got to go - before I do! 😄
I totally understand!! I'm such a pack rat and I just don't want to live like that any more! 🧶🧶🧶
Such a fun and informative video Elise! Thank you so much! Xx
You're so welcome! I'm doing more Swedish Death cleaning today in other areas of my house! 🏡🏡🏡
Thank you for the inspiration to continue my declutter process I’m doing at my house along with my parents home. My dad passed away last year and my mom passed away 3 years ago. The task going through your parents belongings is emotionally hard and I find the process easier just talking out loud to my mom and dad. I too have heard about the Swedish death cleaning. I always enjoy watching your videos. Thank you, Laurie (channel “Cloudy Nook Crochet)
We did that several years ago with my stepdad. It was such a big job and very difficult too. I don't want to leave that for my own kids. Plus I'm tired of all the clutter! So glad you like the videos! ❤️
I love your St Therese of Lisieux painting! Pickle is so cute. Great job decluttering. 🧶
Thank you!! I've adopted her as the patron Saint of my channel!! I found that old tin of St. Therese in a local antique mall and had to have it!! 💙💙💙
Oh man did I need this AND enjoy it! Thank you!
You're so welcome! I'm still working on my decluttering and it feels so good. I just wish I could snap my fingers and all the clutter was gone! Oh my aching back!! Lol! 😂😂😂
Hi Elise! I love your video and that you shared the struggle of decluttering. The struggle is REAL! I am not a pet-lover, but Pickle's appearances cracked me up!
The struggle is soooo real!! I'm hoping I can change that about myself in 2022!! And Pickle is just the cutest!!! 😂😂😂
That was great!!! It is hard for us crafters to get rid of things that we may use one day....but it can get so out of hand!! Pickles is such a good helper.
It has gotten way out of hand! And he is such a good "helper" 😂😂
As usual, you’re an inspiration! I do this kind of thing at least once a year with most of the house. We are consumers and we accumulate so much stuff! The point about the concept of “scarcity” in purchasing is spot on, girl! Thanks for the resources, I will be checking them out. Yay for you! I think I’m going to tackle some more of my craft room soon.
Thank you, Katie!! I have not done something like this ever. I've gotten rid of a few things here and there, but mostly I've just stored things in my attic or garage. I'm just ready to get rid of so much. It's overwhelming but at the same time I'm so happy to do it. ❤️❤️❤️
Pickle is so adorable. Everyone needs a little helper like that. 🙂 You're right about momentum. I usually go through things several times before i can finally part with them. It's a process. The craft room turned out amazing. I'm a minimilist but it wasn't always so. It's taken a few years to break the cycle of buying unnecessary stuff. I've had a Jo-Ann's gift card with $60 on it for 8 months because i'm trying to use up the yarn i have. I also have a capsule wardrobe and i can't tell you how much it has changed my life.
This is exactly what I'm trying to achieve. I've been a pack rat my entire life and I'm ready to let it go. It's a bit of a daunting process but I'm trying to just tackle it a little bit at a time. Thanks for sharing!!! 🧶
Yes I need to get started. I need a crafts room. To put all my crafts in.
It definitely is helpful to have a room to keep it all in! ❤️
This was such a fun video, Elise! Pickles is precious. I totally agree on giving The Minimal Mom a try, she has great ideas!
Thank you so much, Dayna!! I have been collecting things for decades and this major decluttering is long overdue!! I'm so glad I've been watching the Minimal Mom, I feel so inspired to keep going! ❤️
@@EliseRoseCrochet another great one to watch is Natalie Bennett's Messy to Minimal series she did. It's a little more of a vlog style but she's pretty inspiring and keeps it real, too!
@@ThisYellowFarmhouse Thank you!!
I’m real new to your channel… actually found you through your bunny ear crochet tutorial…. Loved it… would love the tutorial on your flowers that were on that headband!!
Loved this… it has inspired me to start in a corner of my laundry room!
Thank you… I’m enjoying your channel!!
I'm so glad you like the channel!! 🐰🐰🐰
Happy New Year, Elise! I hope your family holiday time was enjoyable.
I LOVE this timely video! I have been decluttering for months now, little bit by little bit. I turn 80 in September, and am aware of my mortality. So, I want my living space to be easy for my daughter and her family to handle when I do pass. Thank goodness, I’m in reasonably good health, so I don’t plan to “leave” in the near future!
I LOVE how you look in the video! You’re a beautiful soul, a beautiful woman, with or without makeup. Your glasses enhance your obvious intelligence! I also love how you admit your “packrat” nature! I think many of us share that with one another.
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! What a sweetie! And SO HELPFUL! (Tongue in cheek here!) He’s so lucky to be in your family.
My cleaning/organizing lady/friend and I washed down walls and doors in my entrance/hall, yesterday. Just one space DONE! And I’m continuing the process of decluttering (between making things like your pigs and items for my daughter’s upcoming birthday).
Thank you so much for showing your way of doing this not-easy-yet-so-necessary decluttering. I’m so glad that you have one space in your house done. It will give you impetus for doing the same in other areas of your home.
Blessings, Sweet Lady!
Wow!!! Almost 80!!! You and my neighbor must be related! She's 81 and can run circles around me!
Pickle is the best helper....NOT! 😂😂😂 But he sure is cute!! ❤️
It really does feel good to have at least one room done, I've almost got my bedroom and guest room finished! Woohoo!! Cannot wait to tackle the attic and basement. We have collected way too many things over the years and I'm just read to let it all go! 🧶🧶🧶
Thank you for the inspiration! I’m moving in a few months, so this is definitely a big priority for me. It’s hard to be honest with yourself about the things you really don’t need and part with them!
I'm so glad it was inspiring! I feel like I've had blinders pulled off my eyes. I've been hoarding and keeping things for so long that now I don't even know why. I literally found a huge box in my attic full of Christmas bags and tissue paper. It was stuffed full! It's probably been there at least five years or more. It feels so good to just let these things go. Good luck on your move!! 🌻
I am the daughter of an Air Force member and also the wife of an Air Force member, and I've moved a lot. One thing I learned about moving is this: As soon as you find out you're moving, declutter. Then declutter again as the time of the move gets closer. Anything you don't have to take with you is that much less weight you have to pay for or deal with. My parents moved from Georgia to Kansas in the late 1960s with an infant and a station wagon full of three older kids and enough stuff to open their own secondhand shop. Also, when the move gets close, set up a box for the first night in your new place, containing sheets and towels, some dishes, toilet paper, paper towels, light bulbs (at least one), and so forth. We moved with a cat, so our collection also contained a litter pan, kitty litter, and cat food.
Well, it appears you and I are very alike. I made a 2k mile move a year ago, in doing so, i really had to really downsize. Now, a frightening thing us happening. I am crocheting a lot more than i ever did, so therefore the yarn purchases are taking over my living and breathing space. I will have to get back on board and start doing some Swedish Death Cleaning. Thank you for putting this on sm to get me and others energized
I'm so glad it helped!! That book really did change the way I see my home and possessions. I no longer just want to hoard all the things like I used to! Good luck! ❤️❤️❤️
Loved this Elise! Very inspiring!
Thank you so very much, Ali! It's been a long time coming. Now on to the rest of my house! Eeeek!! ✨
Just learned my daughter and my son (in law but feels like just my son) need to move back home in 2.5 months. I love both and I’m happy they will be here. But - oh my gosh- do I need Swedish death cleaning! Thanks for this great timely message!
How exciting!!! And I would be having a total panic attack since my house is far from uncluttered! Working slowly and surely every day on it! Salvation Army and I are getting to be good friends!! Good luck with the new residents and the decluttering!! We can cheer each other on from afar!! 🙌
I too love all my "Molly Makes" magazines and I can't get rid of them either!! Your craft room looks great (and the laundry room as well). Thank you again for sharing 😁
Thank you! I couldn't part with my Mollie Makes so I decided to keep them for now! 💕
I did the death cleaning several years ago and now everything I’ve thrown away or donated is considered “vintage “ and I could have made a fortune 😂😂. And guess what, it’s time to do it again. Thanks for the wonderful video and pray for me as I start on my next “death” journey.
Oh no!!! That must have been hard!! But I imagine you blessed a lot of people with those donations. Sending you all my well wishes and prayers as you begin again! Pray for me too as I work through the rest of my cluttered house!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I feel your pain, satsypox. Many years ago when I was a child, pacman was all the rage, and my best friend and I were collecting pacman stickers that came in packs of gum. She got a Ms. Pacman sticker, and it was the first one we'd seen....all the rest were just the regular pacman dude. I was sooooo envious of her sticker and I wanted it sooo badly! I tried to make all kinds of trades, but she wasn't having any of it. Finally I offered to trade her my entire collection of Star Wars action figures and accessories (the original ones), and she gave in. When I think of how poor I am now and how much that collection would be worth today, I get physically sick to my stomach. (She no longer has them either, unfortunately for her; she lost them in a move many years later.) As for the sticker, I don't know if it would be considered "collectible" or not, but after receiving it I promptly stuck it in my sticker book, so it's worth zilch. So my heart goes out to you indeed, and my thoughts are with you on this next "death-cleaning" journey!
Love that book!
It has really changed my mindset around stuff. Will be doing more clearing out this weekend! 🌸
I am SOOO needing this video! This is so inspiring! I'm planning a craft room makeover this weekend. We will see how far I get! Thanks for all your videos!
Exciting!!! It feels so good having a craft room filled with only the things I use and love. I'm feeling so much more inspired now! Good luck on your project!!! 😊
I love your videos! I am also a Molly Makes fan! I am trying to downsize so I have found a good home for my magazines,. Sometimes there is an emotional attachment to stuff! I am a crochet person. I make these 24 by 24 double stranded crochet mats for our Humane Society to put in the animal cages for the animals to lay on. That’s where I got my cat from. We rescued two dogs also.
Awwwww!!! I just love that!! All three of ours are rescues as well. Jersey our dog and Pickle our kitten are both from the Human Society. Our cat Olive was found on the street when she was just a tiny kitten. She was in distress and weighed less than a pound. Love all my fur babies so much. 💛
This video is so timely! My husband and I are in the middle of this process. We discovered Swedish Death Cleaning after my mother died and we had to make sense of everything left behind! My craft room will be the last room I tackle.🤦🏻♀️
I'm so glad! We had to do this after my stepfather passed away and he left soooo much behind. It was something I never want my family to have to deal with. And getting all the crafting things done feels so good! ❤
I really enjoyed watching you do this the whole time thinking about my craft room that is a giant mess. I’ll try to take some of this advice. I think I just have too much stuff.
Thanks and I really enjoyed Pickle. 🥰
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! It's been such a relief to have it cleaned up. I definitely had way too much stuff! 💙
I've been really good at not buying lately. Because I'm full. I had to quit making junk journals and collage because you want to talk about a mess! People give me yarn and if it's the wrong color I've been overdyeing it. That's been fun and feels creative! I used to needle felt and I have BIG bags of roving... I think on going to look for a small table top spinning wheel. I can't bear to part with it. And will probably still needle felt from time to time. I hope you kept the magazines, if they bring you joy and inspiration and you have room you should keep them. ;) good job cleaning!
I'm going to try not to buy things either! And I did keep the magazines! I love them too much to part with them! 💕💕💕
It’s super-cute that Pickle wanted to help you choose what patterns to keep! And the wreath behind you looks like a crown! You’re the Queen of De-Cluttering! (I would’ve said Queen of Clean, but that name is taken. LOL!)
Lol!!! I'm still working on decluttering but Pickle isn't as interested these days!!! 😂
I would give away Pickle first, lol!
Clutterbug is my fave!!!! I've been trying to do this method as well, I love the concept behind it. I did find my craft room to be the hardest spot of all, so this video was perfect Elise!! Happy New Year friend!!😘😘
Thanks so much, Katie! My craft room was so much harder than I thought it would be!! ❤
Hi Elise! Thank you for sharing. I was looking around my craft room to say what do I need to do, I have an area for sewing, knitting and crocheting. I need to organize my fabric stash, yarn stash before I can get started. But that you for giving us incentive to get started. Thank you so much.
That's a great starting point! Identifying what you need your space to do! That's one of the reasons I added a little "office" area because I need to be able to work on the YT channel and blog in here as well! I'm glad you found the video helpful! 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks for sharing this I really enjoyed it
Glad you enjoyed it!! ❤️❤️❤️
Cats like boxes, and they're so much "help." My cat Daisy is 18 years old, and I seeing Pickle makes me wish I still had a young cat who can "help" me declutter. I love my old cat, but she just likes to lay around nowadays.
Awww! How sweet! Yes, he loves to "help"!! 🤣🐱❤️
Lovely video, Pickle was very funny.....I have just done a mass declutter as we moved house a few months ago....had to tackle the 20 years of accumulated items in the loft.....it was very therapeutic......and I sorted out all my yarn and fabric as well.....x
Sounds wonderful, Natalie! I feel a little overwhelmed right now but I know that it will happen little by little. It's not something I can do all in one weekend. I was very surprised that it took me three days to do my craft room! But I'm ready to start letting go, I don't need all this stuff anymore! ❤️
@@EliseRoseCrochet ....it does take time but it will be worth it....I have donated so much stuff to charity or given it away to friends....I just need to tackle all my unfinished items this year....4 quilt tops done, so need to finish them off....3 double border to complete on mosaic crochet blankets....and I am just designing my first ever quilt for my son in his NFL Team colours....Seattle Seahawks....navy, grey and line green....x
Thank you for the encouragement! Sounds like you have a great plan!! 💓
Hello my voice of reason, my craft room is in chaos so this is perfect timing. Xxxx Love ya
I'm right there with you! So ready to get control of my possessions instead of them having me. Good luck to you!! 🧶🧶🧶
Luckily I don’t have a clutter issue, I go through my house and purge every six months or so. I get overwhelmed easily and clutter just can’t be a part of my life. Clutter makes my life feel chaotic.
Clutter never used to bother me, but now I find I have no patience for it. I want it gone! Feels so good to let things go. ❤️
Great video! Thank You🥰
You're so welcome! Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️
I just put the book on hold at my library. My craft room is a wreck. It overwhelms me.
I totally get the feeling! The book is very motivational. 💛💛💛
@@EliseRoseCrochet That's what I need! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing! I've found your video super helpful as I'm researching the Swedish Death Cleaning method AND I'm also a crafter with lots of crochet supplies.
9:58 Great job being published! Random idea: you could frame that one page to display in your craft room. It might help preserve the paper too.
I'm slowly but surely continuing Swedish Death Cleaning throughout the rest of my house. That book really changed my mindset about "stuff" and why it's ok to let go! And great idea about the magazine!! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
It’s a easy read and was at my library. The elderly author was basically tired of dealing with everyone else’s stuff they left behind after dying. It was a burden and she didn’t want her stuff to burden others, so she downsized. Personally I think the moving technique works best for those of us less than middle aged. Either actually pack or pretend to pack the best of what you want to keep and sell or donate the rest. It really does work. I think it also helps to twice a year to have a good look around to see what needs updated or upgraded, do it and let go of the lesser grade stuff. Your daily upgraded life will be much nicer to live your best life.
Very nice summary! I also enjoyed the book and have a different perspective now. Life is easier with less stuff. ❤️
You can donate them to the library sometimes, then maybe you can reuse them. Also, knitting stores will take them too. Orrrr you can make a craft share library in front of your house, so others can use as they walk by, just like the kid's ones.
Those are fantastic ideas!! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️❤️❤️
I can't relate to this at all. I need to nest. I feel safest surrounded by an organized collection of clutter. After I lost my grandparents, I found cleaning up their clutter to be really therapeutic. Reminiscing over every object regardless of its monetary value. I'm also more likely to make art if I have stuff sitting out waiting on me to use it.
But respect for anyone that lives better this way. Live your best life.
Thanks so much for sharing. It really is a personal choice. ❤️❤️❤️
Oh, and BTW - people know that I knit and crochet and have 'gifted' me with leftover yarn - UGH! Time to either make pet blankies or donate! Just a thought - if you want to use those Granny squares, you can make a blankie for Pickle as a reward for all of his precious help! 😻
Haha!! Pickle loves sitting on whatever I'm working on!!! 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks for this video. I wish I could buy those Molly Makes magazines from you!!
I ended up deciding to keep them for now. They make me happy and now that they are the only magazines in there I think I will enjoy looking at them more. 💕
so you will definitely decide to do the needle craft felting again! LOL at least that's the way it goes for me. :)
So far I haven't had the urge, but that is usually how it happens! 😅
Oh well done you!!! I just cannot face my very messy craft room but I'm feeling a little bit motivation by you now 🤣 BTW it's me Dawn 👋🤣🤣❤
Hi Dawn!! Haha!! I'm totally obsessed with the whole idea right now. I'm decluttering everything. My word for 2022 is "Simplicity" and I just want life to be more simple and that means I have to get rid of things. I'm a bit of a pack rat but it's making me bonkers now!! 😂
You had some good pronunciation (I hope I spelled it correctly) on the Swedish name, and I can say that as Im a native Swede. :D And yes, I got inspired to go home and do some cleaning and organizing now! :D
Thank you! I was afraid I butchered it! I recently found a new decluttering inspirational YT channel and she's Swedish as well. Her name is Benita Larsson. She has really inspired me as well to get rid of all the excess. ❤️
Thank you for the great tips and the links. I have heard of Clutterbug. I have a friend who decluttered her home. She would send me some videos via Messenger (hint, hint). Maybe it is finally time to take the hint and clear out some of this mess. My craft area is my small bedroom. Sometimes I look around and wonder where all this stuff came from. Ugh! It is 1:27 AM. I better get some sleep so I can check out some of those links you listed in the morning and make a plan for decluttering my bedroom/craft room.
You can do it!! It really does feel good to let go of things that are cluttering our spaces. I have found that I feel so much better with less clutter and I'm much more creative! ❤
Hi Elise
Thank you for sharing this book and this video.
I definitely struggle to give things up that I say I’ll probably use later down the track or just keeping things new and not used lol 🤦🏻♀️
One day I try get my things into a manageable order…I do donate lots of my things but I always end up with more things than I need at any one time, like you said it’s the marketing of those big sales and I always convince myself I need it now.
Anyway with the economic climate we are heading towards I think I’ll have things to use rather than buy anymore as everything is costing too much and most people are only buying what is a necessity unfortunately.
I love pickles idea of helping 😂😻
Take care and stay safe. You did well! 🙏🏼💗🧶🦋😻
Yes!!! I feel the same way! The book really is great especially if you can get it from the library. 🧶🧶🧶
I see that you are saving the crochet tools that were hurting your hands (or would cause pain if you used them for any length of time). I believe if you rethought about them, you might decide to let them go…😉💞 Thank you for sharing.
Lol!!! You're so right!! I'm having a hard time letting them go since they were such a new purchase! I still struggle with letting things go. Thanks for the reminder! 🧶🧶🧶
Love both Minimal Mom and Clutterbug! Do you know which you are? You seem visual with all your cute dolls out, but you're using Ladybug (hidden/macro) storage. Curious! Thanks for showing your process! 😊
I think when I took the quiz I was a butterfly! 🦋🦋🦋
@@EliseRoseCrochet AWESOME! My hubby is a Butterfly(visual/macro) 🦋 and I'm a Bee(visual/micro) 🐝. If you don't mind my input... You may want to invest in clear or wire see-through containers instead of the cloth baskets/bins you are using. Being able to SEE what is in them may make it easier for you to keep things tidy and put things away. That's been a game changer for both of us. Cas also suggests labels if you don't do clear containers. Also, my hubby butterfly LOVEs to roll his clothing rather than fold. This was a Clutterbug tip for macro organizers. That might work for the fabric or other things you have to stand it on end and you can see all of it when you pull out the container. I hope this isn't too much input. I love your space! 🦋
Your room is great and I'm a huge Clutterbug enthusiast! What bug are you?
She is fantastic! I'm a butterfly!! ✨
Can you recommend a granny square animal pattern books please? Now I have to clean and declutter my craft room xxx
Here's one of my favorites: amzn.to/3DBWKUK ❤️❤️❤️
A few months ago I did a huge declutter.
I needed to separate my spinning/yarn from my sewing/craft.
Each now has its own seperate room 👍
I purchased an 8-cube system in kitset and when I was assembling it I noticed it was faulty 😱 (the screw holes weren’t in the correct place). As I’m a bit of a DIY’er I was able to sort it out… but it did take a few specialty tools, so I wrote to the company and hey presto I ended up getting a full refund!!!!!!!!
That was my lucky day.
Wow!!! That's amazing!! I'm so glad they refunded it!!! 🧶🧶🧶
Check out Dana K. White…she is very relatable and her decluttering method is life-changing! She has three books and her newest one is amazing-it’s called “Organizing for the Rest of Us.” I have used her method, Joshua Becker’s, the minimal mom, and clutterbug…I have purged and simplified so much; the crafts were easier than I thought they would be!
Oh yes!!! I've heard of her, but I didn't know she had books!! Thank you for the recommendation!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@EliseRoseCrochet Your welcome!
Sorry, I posted too early.... lots of US mags, inc Annie's. You can get months free: when joining, recommendation. Check local conditions though. the sub can be shared by other family members for no extra cost. They have there own profiles and on favourites, so no need to wade through things you're not interestd in. Take a look and let me know what you think.. US cost $9.99 - that's easily covered by not buying 1 or 2 mags a month, don't you think!
Thank you so much for sharing this information!!! 💓
I love your saint print! Is that St Terese?f
Yes!!!! It's an antique metal sign of St. Therese of Lisieux.
OOOOHH I spy with my little eye a Creative memories photo cutter :)
Do my eyes deceive me??
Haha!! They do not deceive you!! I was BIG into Creative Memories back in the day! I have albums full of photos and stickers from when my kids were little! Were you a Creative Memories gal? 🌞
@@EliseRoseCrochet I sure was :) that was the best! my kids love those books too!
There is a TV series on Peacock.
Thanks for sharing! 🧶🧶🧶
Swedish Death Cleaning isn't about decluttering. It's not for you, it's for the people who have to deal with your stuff after you are gone.
Yes!! It's wonderful! Loved the book! 📖
You're not really cleaning unless your kitty friend is getting into it with you 😂
Exactly!! 🤣🤣🤣